Living Water 活水
Dexu Xia
Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. John 7:37
The cut flowers came from Ecuador. By the time they arrived at my house, they were droopy and road-weary. Instructions said revive them with a cool drink of refreshing water. Before that, however, the flower stems had to be trimmed so they could drink the water more easily. But would they survive?
The next morning, I discovered my answer. The Ecuadorian bouquet was a glorious sight, featuring flowers I’d never seen before. Fresh water made all the difference—a reminder of what Jesus said about water and what it means to believers.
When Jesus asked a Samaritan woman for a drink of water—implying He’d drink from what she fetched from the well—He changed her life. She was surprised by His request. Jews looked down on Samaritans. But Jesus said, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water” (John 4:10). Later, in the temple, He cried out, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink” (7:37). Among those who believed in Him, “rivers of living water will flow from within them. By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive” (vv. 38–39).
God’s refreshing Spirit revives us today when we’re life-weary. He’s the Living Water, dwelling in our souls with holy refreshment. May we drink deeply today.
What areas of your life feel parched and dry? What may be preventing you from asking Jesus to give you this living water?
Loving God, when life leaves me road-weary and thirsty, thank You for the gift of Your Spirit, the living water, who dwells in every believer。
人若渴了，可以到我这里来喝！—约翰福音7章37节
我收到了一束来自厄瓜多尔的花。花束送到我家时，已经凋萎下垂、失去活力。说明书上写着，将花束插在清凉的水中，便能使花朵恢复活力。但在这之前，必须先修剪花茎，让它们更容易汲取水分。不过，它们真的能活下来吗？
隔天早上，我得到了答案。这一束厄瓜多尔的花变得生机盎然，绽放着好些我从未见过的花朵。水的确能够带来改变，这让人联想到耶稣谈到活水的比喻，以及水对基督徒的意义。
圣经记载，有一个撒马利亚妇人到井边打水，耶稣向她要水喝，表示祂愿意喝这妇人所打的水，进而改变了她的生命。起初，这个撒马利亚妇人对耶稣的请求感到十分惊讶，因为犹太人向来看不起撒马利亚人，但耶稣对她说：“你若知道上帝的恩赐和对你说‘给我水喝’的是谁，你必早求祂，祂也必早给了你活水”（约翰福音4章10节）。后来在圣殿里，“耶稣站着高声说：‘人若渴了，可以到我这里来喝！’信我的人就如经上所说，从他腹中要流出活水的江河来。耶稣这话是指着信祂之人要受圣灵说的”（7章37-39节）。
今天，当我们因生活的重担而失去活力时，上帝的灵能使你我复苏。祂是住在我们心里的活水，能使我们重新得力。愿我们今天都能畅饮祂所赐的水。
你在生活中的哪方面感到干涸、枯竭？
是什么妨碍了你祈求耶稣将这活水赐给你呢？
慈爱的上帝，感谢祢赐下圣灵活水住在信徒心中，让我们因生活重担而感到疲惫时，可以重新得力。